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P-G cheerleaders perform Friday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2010 - 3:08pm
P-G cheerleaders

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On Friday, Sept. 24, the midget, junior high and high school cheerleading squads from Pandora-Gilboa will perform at halftime with the Pandora-Gilboa Marching Band.

"This is our fifth year joining the band for a performance," said Maranda Miller, cheerleader advisor. "This year the girls will not only be doing one dance but all three (China Grove, Hang on Sloppy, and our Fight Song)."

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Bluffton writer releases collection of award-winning stories

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2010 - 1:55pm

WORKPLAY PUBLISHING PRESENTS:

WHERE FLOWS THE RIVER TWEE

Claralice Hanna Wolf, now of Bluffton, grew up in Thailand as the daughter of missionaries. Her second book, Where Flows the River Twee, is a collection of six short stories set in the fictional town of Ban Sai Dang. Two of these stories, "The Parasol Painter" and "The Village Idiot" have both won awards* for short fiction.

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Karen Brown MMH employee of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2010 - 7:04am
Karen Brown

Congratulations Karen Brown
Karen Brown of Bluffton is this month's employee of the month at Mennonite Memorial Home.

She has worked at the Mennonite Memorial Home since January 1994. Her supervisors say that she is a great asset to the Laundry Department. Last month the laundry department found themselves short staffed and Karen rose to the occasion keeping the laundry going and giving directions to several "recruits" who came to fill in.

Karen went above and beyond making sure residents and staff had clean laundry done in a timely fashion.

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15 minutes with Richard Minck

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2010 - 4:50pm
Dick and Helen Minck

This interview took place during the annual Minck/Steiner summer dinner. Dick and his wife, Helen, spend most of their time at their home in St. Petersburg, Fla., but also own a home in Lima. He is one of Bluffton's famous artists.

When did you graduate from Bluffton High School?

Oh, I never tell that. But sometime in the 1940s.

Who was your favorite teacher?

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Dash for Cache - all coordinates available

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2010 - 4:50am

Geo Cache fans now have all six coordinates in The Bluffton Icon Dash for Cache contest. The first person to find each cache will receive a prize. A gift card from a Bluffton business is in each cache.

Here's more information about the contest.

Here are the six coordinates:

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Mark DePue receives diploma from Graduate School of Banking

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2010 - 12:26pm
Mark DePue

First National Bank announces that Mark DePue was awarded a diploma on Aug. 20, at commencement exercises during the 66th annual session of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DePue is the Senior Vice President and Senior Lender of First National Bank.

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